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FALL 2020OLLI-USF Class CatalogAlways Changing . pg. 2Shared Interest Groups .pg. 7-8ONLINE Courses. pg. 12Meet the Instructors.pg. 23-25Friday Lecture Series. pg. 26Introducing BOGO50. pg. 27OLLI-USF ONLINELearn For The Joy of It
DIRECTOR'S MESSAGEAlways changing,always renewing,always growing that’s us!I’ve Never Zoomed!Can we show you? We have a series of tools (print and video) forthose of you who are feeling anxious about going online. Visit theRESOURCES tab on our website at usfseniors.org. We also havevolunteers available to provide one-on-one Zoom assistance to anyOLLI member. Contact Ara Rogers via email (aarogers@usf.edu) ifyou need this extra assistance.Sound familiar? Our best-laid plans were rudely shovedaside mid-March, when something few alive had everseen, happened. We scrapped over 100 planned classesin the Spring and Summer terms due to the pandemic. Werefunded tens of thousands of dollars.Then we put on our big kid britches and got to work toREASONS TO ZOOMEasy to see Easy to hear No driving No parking SAFEdo something we’d barely ever attempted before: holdclasses online. A group of OLLI leaders leaped into the voidand began intensively experimenting and learning how toHow to Reach the OLLI StaffZoom. We learned intensively, together. We’ve found joyWe are working remotely. How best to reach us:and a comforting sense of normalcy by learning togetherCharise DixieJoin OLLI, Register for classes813-974-5848OLLI-inquiries@usf.eduthis summer. And we’ve found that whether for mind, bodyAra RogersQuestions, Scholarships, Gifts to OLLI813-974-5263aarogers@usf.eduor spirit, the OLLI experience comes across pretty well inour Zoom classes and get-togethers. We found it’s easy toconnect, and we’re happy to help you do it.Join us this fall as we figure things out together.Joseph McAuliffeLiberal arts classes, Friday Lectures, OLLI teachingjmcauliffe@usf.eduVoicemail: 813-974-5166Jeanne DyerTechnology classes, OLLI Tech Squaddyer1@usf.eduVoicemail: 813-974-8037Cath MasonProgram development, Course evaluationcmason6@usf.eduVoicemail: 813-974-8422Mary EttingerProgram Support, Mailing listettinger@usf.eduVoicemail: 813-974-8036On our cover:Seasoned instructors join new instructors this fall.Top Row, L-R: Steve Specter, pg. 12, 15, 25; Anna Glenn,pg. 18, 23; Dennis Kato, pg. 16, 24; Middle row: SaraZimmerman, pg. 13, 20, 25; Dave Lockwood, pg. 15, 24.Bottom row: Prema Bhat, pg. 21, 23; John Belohlavek, pg.22, 23; Penny Noriega, pg. 19, 24. Many thanks to DaveLockwood, who took four of the featured photos.
Jocelyn C. Findorff and Robert L. Findorff Endowed Fund:Investing in Lifelong LearningThe Findorffs immersed themselves in OLLI life upon joining in 1997,each following their interests. Jocelyn served in Social Events planningand was active in our first poetry writing collective, under HansJuergensen. Bob told us “I always had a passion for history . OLLIgave me the opportunity to explore that and other interests unrelatedto my career.” Explore he did, enrolling in dozens of History, Politicsand Current Events classes. He led at least two classes for OLLI.“Not only does OLLI satisfy my thirst for knowledge, but it providesa sense of community for people of intellect from varied and diversebackgrounds.”This sense of community served as a lifeline to Bob after Jocelynpassed away, inspiring him to create a legacy gift of 25,000 inappreciated stocks and cash to establish the Jocelyn C. Findorff andRobert L. Findorff Endowed Fund to benefit OLLI. Jocelyn “was thecenter of our social lives so when she passed, that went with her,” Bobexplained. “OLLI got me out of the house and helped me move past mygrief. It gave me engaging, intellectual stimulation and filled some realvoids in my life.”BACK TO ZOOM OPEN HOUSEWednesday, Sept. 9, 2020Begins at 10:00 a.m.Policing in 2020: AMayor’s PerspectiveJoin us at this FREE EVENT and seewhat we have in store for you this fall.Zoom meeting link sent uponregistration. Invite a friend!Register online at www.usfseniors.org,then click on the Mayor’s image.The HonorableJane CastorOr email ollivol@gmail.com,phone 813-974-5848Learn about classes, special events, lectures, social activities andmore for adults age 50 . Enjoy camaraderie and learningwith other interesting, interested adults!Bob served us throughout his tenure, on the Board of Advisors asTreasurer and later as head of our Development Committee. Sadly, Bobpassed away in late March of 2020. His gift will continue to give toOLLI in perpetuity.The Findorffs were a gift to us. Income from their fund will supportinnovation in program planning, according to OLLI Director Ara Rogers.You can give to the Findorff fund online through our website. Clickon “Give to OLLI;” select fund number 646002 which is the FindorffEndowed Fund. Or mail OLLI a check made out to the USF Foundation,and indicate Findorff fund.OLLI-USF PartnersThe generosity of these partners enhances OLLI-USF’s outreach to theTampa Bay community. We are grateful to them for recognizing thevalue of OLLI-USF with classroom space and financial support.Donors to the Findorff FundPhyllis and Lewis Alpert In Memory of Bob FindorffAra and Richard Rogers In Memory of Bob FindorffBob Findorff and OLLI Director Ara Rogers celebrated establishing theFindorff Endowed Fund in 2016OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE 3
OLLI-USF Annual Fund 2019-2020We are particularly grateful to our annual fund donors in this challenging year; their gifts allowed us to survive our quick pivot from face-to-face to allonline learning. We couldn’t have done this without their financial support. We are so grateful.President’s Council( 1,000 )Phyllis & Lewis AlpertAnonymousJane Applegate, Ph.D.Alan CarlsonRobert L. Findorff and Jocelyn C. FindorffBruce GobioffSusan Northcutt, Ph.D.Linda RounsavilleStrozier-Viren Family Foundation, Inc.Susan Waraczynski & Bharat PathakjeeCatherine & David WheelerDirector's Council( 250- 999)Lewis & Phyllis AlpertCarol & Lewis BarkerJaime BonillaLiesse ChableRobyn Cheung, Ph.D.Kevin Chittim In Honor of Bob FindorffFamilyJudith Daniele and JamesMillerVeronica EverettRay Ann FavataLinda FeeneyDarlene & Hong ChoeEileen Hines and Stephen PriestRichard KennedySally OrdwayDelia & Peter Palermo In Honor of thewonderful OLLI staffLinda PhilipsEileen and StevePriestE. Howard Rutherford III and Mark Felix InHonor of Lewis and Phyllis AlpertLinda and BruceShankerSteven Specter, Ph.D. and RandieSpecterBernice and PhillipStephensonNancy StuartRhonda TrainorJoan Weaving and Edward Weaving,Jr.Marion Takaaki Yongue And Evan CharlesEarle, Jr.Sara ZimmermanArlene Zimney4Leader’s Council(up to 249)Vicki and Richard AdelsonEduvigia and Francisco AncayaAnonymousFlorence and John AntoineLouise and Stanley AsheChristine BaschWilliam Baur IIIPhyllis BestermanMaureen and John BrickleyCharlotte BrownRobert CapelliniNoemi and Dale ChaddockDon Clark In Memory of Bob FindorffSharon Thornburgh-Coleman and RodneyColemanJohn Darsey, Jr.Charise DixiePatricia & James DodgeSusan EcksteinSusan and Paul Evans In Memory of ThomasH. Joyce Jr.Sharon & Richard FeldmanDennis FrantzLynn FucarinoSteven GersteinPatricia & Russell GivensMary Greco-Smith and Daniel SmithShirley GriffinLillian Guttman & Michael Eichhorn InHonor of Lewis AlpertTerrill and Alvin HameroffGeorgette HartnerElissa HendersonLaurie and John Hendricks In Memory OfThomas H. Joyce Jr.Loraghne and David HenryShirley HerringGarson HerzfeldTerry HoftRichard IsinghoodJudith and Bennett JacobsonAida JuradoJim KaehlerJanet King In Memory Of Pearl TribbyKaty and Ken KotechaLee Bird LeavengoodBarbara and Reginald LedouxDoris LoseyGale LutesJanice MartinRegister online at www.usfseniors.org or call 813-974-5848Joseph McAuliffe In Honor of PatrickDeMarcoDonald McNair In Honor Of Don and KayMenzelDominique and Donald MellowPatrick MullenKathy PalmerCarol and Robert Perry In Memory OfThomas H. Joyce Jr.Diane and James PobstGrace and Sam PutermanKathryn QuinnJeanette and Pat ReillyElaine Richard In Memory of Bob FindorffThelma Rodriguez, Ph.D.Linda and Ken SchatzNancy SjobergMichelle and Robert Smits In Memory OfRobert FindorffMarcia and Bruce SpareIrene StachowLeslie and Richard SteinLeona SteinJay Stewart, Jr.Josephine TerryRoberta and John TooleRhonda TreppeDiane VerhoestOlga and Miguel VilledaCynthia WardLorraine and David WatsonMaura and Frank WeitzmanHelga and Fredric ZerlaBruce ZimmermanFriends of OLLICoulter, Aviles & Company, LLCThe Rotary Club of New Tampa Foundation,Inc.University of South Florida FoundationUSF Alumni AssociationWUSF Public Media
Did You Know the CARES ActMay Affect Your CharitableGiving in 2020?The legislation, officially named the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, contains five implications for charitable giving:1. Non-itemizers will be able to claim a charitable deduction of up to 300 for cash donations made in 2020.2. Individuals will be able to deduct cash gifts to the extent of theirentire adjusted gross income in 2020.3. For corporations, the deduction limit has been raised from 10% to25% of taxable income in 2020.4. Required minimum distributions from retirement accounts arewaived in 2020.5. A 10% tax penalty will not apply to individuals under theage of 59½ who withdraw funds from their retirement account topay for expenses related to treatment for coronavirusfor themselves or a family member.To learn more about theCARES Act and ways to supportOLLI, please visit USFgiving.org, orcontact the USF Foundation Officeof Gift Planning at 813-974-8761 orplanned gifts@usf.edu4202 E. Fowler Ave. ALC100 Tampa, FL 33620 USFgiving.orgOSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE 5
Blended Learning: A Different Kind of LearningExperience with OLLI“Unique, fun, challenging, and inspiring”Eighteen brave souls participated in a unique OLLI experience in Spring2020.OLLI-USF, in partnership withOLLI at Northwestern, piloted ablended learning course:More Than Meets the Eye:Our Perspectives in Art.“It was a good match to myusual Northwestern OLLIexperience. It was veryinteractive with excellent supporting material. It never felt like a lecturecourse.”OLLI members threw themselves into the course material in spite of theCOVID 19 lockdown.“I was grateful to have this course to work on during these safer-athome days.”This course blended synchronous and asynchronous sessions over fiveweeks. The two groups met online for the first and last (synchronous)sessions. For the three (asynchronous) sessions in between, eachOLLI member worked through modules online in Canvas, a learningmanagement system, interacted online with a partner at the sisteruniversity and posted responses to group notice boards.“The online course required work - on my own - that other courses didnot require. But I could work the course at my own time and pace duringthe week.”Canvas posed challenges as participants and instructors adapted to theenvironment:“I was frustrated with Canvas at times, but all in all, the experiencewith the technology was essential to my overall enjoyment, and generalenthusiasm. I truly had a marvelous experience with my partner andwould promote this aspect of the course.”Participants enjoyed the hybrid course content - a combination of artappreciation, poetry and creative writing:“I experienced art appreciation that was so much more intense andmeaningful than anything I'd seen in art experiences before. I learned alot about virtual classes and became comfortable with the technology.”“This course was way outside my wheelhouse. I am so happy that Isigned up for it! I have learned so much - not just about art, but poetry.”In April 2020, the OLLI-USF blog, OLLI Connects published poems bya number of the course participants. You can read these on the blogwebsite www.olliconnects.org by selecting April 2020 in the OLLIConnects Archives list.“I signed up for this class not quite knowing what I was in for.Thankyou for my poem and being my first on-line course, what a beautifulintroduction, now I am fearless and enjoying another course since ourclasses turned remote.”For Fall 2020, we are thrilled to offer again More Than Meets the Eye:Our Perspectives in Art in partnership with OLLI at Northwestern.See p. 18 for more information about this fall course.Know your online terms!Synchronous: class is occurring live, in realtime as you participate in it.Asynchronous: class is set up so you mayview, read, and participate in class anytime.A blended course has synchronous andasynchronous elements.OLLI-USF will offer primarily synchronousdistance learning this term. And one blendedcourse!Class met synchronously in April via Zoom6Register online at www.usfseniors.org or call 813-974-5848
OLLI-USF's Shared Interest Groups (SIGs)OLLI’s SIGs offer community and informal learning around a shared interest. They are open to OLLI members and we encourage you to give one ormore a try! Each SIG has a contact person for more information; some are on hiatus.Board/Card Game SIG* This SIG is on hiatus until we can meet face-to-face safely.Have you enjoyed playing board or card games in the past? Wouldyou like to have an opportunity to play them again? If so, join yourOLLI-USF friends and make new friends at the monthly gathering of theBoard/Card Game SIG. For more information, contact Phyllis Alpert at813-242-8633 or phyllisalpert@gmail.com.China SIGFosters an appreciation for and an understanding of the Chinesepeople and their customs, history, and politics. We celebrate Chineseholidays, enjoy presentations by students and musicians. Memberstravelled together on an OLLI trip to 6 cities in China, led by new SIGco-leader Kun Shi. We will meet via Zoom about once a quarter. Wefeatured China SIG founder Don Menzel in June 2020 from his newhome in Colorado. He spoke about the latest developments in China.For more information, contact Kun Shi, kunshi57@gmail.com or NancyStuart at nlsflorida@hotmail.com.German Conversation SIGSprechen Sie Deutsch? Practice German conversation in a friendly andwelcoming environment. All levels welcome. We meet the 2nd and 4thTuesdays of the month, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. For more information,contact Fred Gerlach, fhgerlach@aol.com or Christine Basch,cbasch65@gmail.com.Hiking Shared Interest GroupMeets second Thursday of the month, Sept.-May. Experience ourpublic recreational lands and learn about the histories, flora & fauna,geologic features, and the challenges facing them. Hikes and eventsare not limited to Hillsborough County, but will include SouthwestFlorida Water Management District lands, state forests and stateparks. This SIG is a collaborative effort with members taking turnsleading, organizing and administering hikes, outdoor events andrelated programs. For more information email the SIG atOllioutdoors@gmail.com.Community of Readers and WritersWriters know that having a reliable and trusted reader can strengthenwriting. This group will review writing that has been through atleast several drafts (no first drafts) and hear from local publishedauthors. Meetings (via Zoom) are scheduled twice a month. For moreinformation contact Liesse Chable, communityofwriters@aol.com.Food! Glorious Food!Are you interested in exploring Tampa's food world and all that itrepresents? Come with us on a journey to investigate the world of food-- how it grows, where to buy it and where to eat it as we learn morethrough speakers, cooking demonstrations and other presentationsthat are viable on the Zoom online platform. For information, pleasecontact Becky Heimstead, rbh2174@aol.com or Jane Applegate,jappleg2@tampabay.rr.com.Rich Edwards shares some photos in the ShutterbugsFacebook groupOLLI ShutterbugsDo you like to take pictures of people, places and things? Join the OLLIShutterbugs on picture-taking outings to places like farmers' marketsand crafts fairs in and around Tampa Bay once or twice a month. Animportant part of our activities is sharing and discussing the pictureswe take. During this time of COVID-19 we’re on a long holiday, stayingwell and posting pictures to our Facebook page. For information,please contact Shelly Belzer at shelly235@tampabay.rr.com.OperatunityFood SIG members share their treats via FacebookWhether you are new to opera or it is a lifelong love, join OLLI'sopera aficionados as we all explore ways to expand our knowledgeof and appreciation for opera. Until safe to meet in person, we aremeeting via Zoom. Our monthly agendas include individual memberpresentations exploring broad considerations such as the evolution ofOSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE 7
SNUG: Seniors Networking Users GroupMeets 1-3 p.m. the second Friday of the month, Sept.-June. Haveproblems with your computer? Want to learn how to use it better?Even beginners feel comfortable at SNUG. Meetings alternatebetween a guest speaker and a Q&A session. For more informationcontact Frank Weitzman at xrayguided@hotmail.com.Talking MoviesOperatunity encourages members to share what they’ve learnedopera, a “Behind the Scenes” feature, plus lively dialogue. Sinceour meetings typically focus on preparing for a specific, upcominglive opera performance, these current meetings serve to supplementour knowledge as we become a more appreciative and informedaudience. Contact Derrie Perez at dbrperez@tampabay.rr.com for moreinformation about joining.P-SIG: Politics Shared Interest GroupWill begin meeting again on the second Wednesday of December2020 from 1-3 p.m. Join us in a politics forum which featuresdiscussion topics and debates, as well as guest speakers. P-SIGmembers participate in activities that complement, enhance, andpromote existing OLLI-USF Political Science and History classes.Open to OLLI-USF members and their sponsored guests. For moreinformation contact our communications coordinator, Bill Sapper, at813-994-3807 or tampabill@verizon.net.Love Movies? HATE the fact that many never make it to local screens?Join us; we'll be selecting movies to view on our own, then gatheringto talk about them. We meet via Zoom on the third Friday each monthfrom 1:30 -3:00 p.m. Contact Richard Rogers for more information:richardcrogers@gmail.com.Write Time for PoetsWelcome to your online poetry-writing community. Twice a month,join us in our videoconferencing room--your creative space. Work onyour poems-in-progress and/or practice timed writing in response toprompts. We meet for 90 minutes on the 2nd and 4th Thursday eachmonth from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Contact Cath Mason, cmason6@usf.edu for more information.Write Time for Poetry SIG getting off the groundOur Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) form an increasingly vibrant and varied aspect of OLLI life. Wholly member ledand run, SIGs foster shared learning, fun, and community. Anne Haywood is OLLI’s SIG Coordinator: an active SIGparticipant, Anne assists and supports existing SIGs. Contact Anne (librarianne4@gmail.com) if you are interestedin forming a SIG or have questions about any of our SIGs. Photo by Shelly Belzer.Volunteers – An Important Piece of OLLIThe Volunteer Management Committee solicits nominations for Volunteer Achievement from the OLLI-USF general membership annually. Thisyear’s awards were presented via Zoom on June 4, 2020.The recipients are: Award of Excellence – Kitty Sullivan Above and Beyond Award – Alan Carlson Lifetime Achievement Award – Charlie CroucherThe recipients receive certificates, and their names are engraved on permanentplaques in the OLLI-USF Office. We recorded the award presentations! You canview them on our website (usfseniors.org) under About Us / Volunteering.8Register online at www.usfseniors.org or call 813-974-5848Kitty SullivanAlan CarlsonCharlie Croucher
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Ara Rogers Questions, Scholarships, Gifts to OLLI 813-974-5263 aarogers@usf.edu Joseph McAuliffe Liberal arts classes, Friday Lectures, OLLI teaching jmcauliffe@usf.edu Voicemail: 813-974-5166 Jeanne Dyer Technology classes, OLLI Tech Squad dyer1@usf.edu Voicemail: 813-974-8037 Cath Mason Program development, Course evaluation cmason6@usf.edu
